I’m Andrea—a writer, editor and educator based in San Francisco’s East Bay.

I’m an Editor for Brevity Blog—the place to discuss issues related to the writing of literary nonfiction and Co-Founder of Diablo Writers’ Workshop where I taught and supported a vibrant writing community for eight, great years. With an essay collection in the works, I’m devoting more time to my own writing, but I still teach cnf, essay and how to submit to lit mags on a variety of platforms and provide editorial services working with writers one-on-one.

I offer a free co-working session called Submit It Now! on the first Wednesday of each month. The next session is July 1, 2026. Learn more and register here.

That’s me in a paragraph—dig into the website for more details.

Things I Love:

• Personal essays! Which I write about on my Substack: Everything Essay!

• Swimming. Hiking. Baking Bread. My Cat. East Bay hills. Sunflowers.